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** James {{Thor}}son Kirk - Since Kirk's dad was announced as {{Thor}}. Makes sense if you know anything about Nordic naming conventions.
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** ''Batman vs. Wolverine'' - the movie itself due to being one of the most [[MemeticMutation memetic]] examples of RoleAssociation in recent history. Likewise, nobody refers to the characters by their names. ''Ever''. Instead, Borden is {{Batman}}, Angier is [[XMen Wolverine]], Cutter is [[{{Batman}} Alfred]], Alley is [[LordOfTheRings Gollum]], and NikolaTesla is [[{{Labyrinth Jareth the Goblin King]].

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** ''Batman vs. Wolverine'' - the movie itself due to being one of the most [[MemeticMutation memetic]] examples of RoleAssociation in recent history. Likewise, nobody refers to the characters by their names. ''Ever''. Instead, Borden is {{Batman}}, Angier is [[XMen Wolverine]], Cutter is [[{{Batman}} Alfred]], Alley is [[LordOfTheRings Gollum]], and NikolaTesla is [[{{Labyrinth [[{{Labyrinth}} Jareth the Goblin King]].

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** Agent Elrond - Hugo Weaving's portrayal of Elrond the Elf Lord, which was remarkably similar to his Agent Smith portrayal in the ''[[TheMatrix Matrix]]'' trilogy.

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** Agent Elrond - Hugo Weaving's HugoWeaving's portrayal of Elrond the Elf Lord, which was remarkably similar to his Agent Smith portrayal in the ''[[TheMatrix Matrix]]'' trilogy.


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*** "[[VForVendetta No, what you orcs have is arrows, and the hope that once those arrows are fired, I will no longer be standing, because if I am, I'll kill every one of you before you've managed to reload.]]"

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** "JossWhedon Wannabe": Derisive nickname for Nolan after [[StuffedIntoTheFridge a certain plot twist]] in ''TheDarkKnight''.

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** "JossWhedon Wannabe": Wannabe" - Derisive nickname for Nolan after [[StuffedIntoTheFridge a certain plot twist]] in ''TheDarkKnight''.



** Munchenaries - Nickname for the ''Mercenaries'' hired by William H. Macy and Tea Leoni's characters in the third movie, due to their tendency to be eaten by dinos.

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** Munchenaries - Nickname for the ''Mercenaries'' hired by William H. Macy and Tea Leoni's characters in the third movie, due to their tendency to be eaten by dinos. dinos.
** Shityerpantsosaurus - One friend's name for Spinosaurus. He was more of a fan of that movie than most people.
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*** One guy on a {{Myspace}} group started referring to KatieHolmes as Katie Who? after MaggieGyllenhaal was announced as her replacement. After seeing the movie, and the aforementioned plot twist, he changed it to "Should've Been You Bitch". [[{{Understatement}} He's a little bitter.]]

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** Bat-Nipple Suit - George Clooney's costume in ''BatmanAndRobin''.

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** Bat-Nipple Suit - George Clooney's GeorgeClooney's costume in ''BatmanAndRobin''.



** Patrick Batman - Christian Bale in ''Batman Begins''; he also played Patrick Bateman in ''AmericanPsycho''.
** The Nolanverse - The collective term for the Universe ''[[DarkKnightTrilogy Batman Begins]]'' [[DarkKnightTrilogy and its sequel(s)]] are set in; named after writer/director Christopher Nolan.

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** Patrick Batman - Christian Bale ChristianBale in ''Batman Begins''; he also played Patrick Bateman in ''AmericanPsycho''.
** The Nolanverse - The collective term for the Universe ''[[DarkKnightTrilogy Batman Begins]]'' [[DarkKnightTrilogy and its sequel(s)]] are set in; named after writer/director Christopher Nolan.ChristopherNolan.
** "JossWhedon Wannabe": Derisive nickname for Nolan after [[StuffedIntoTheFridge a certain plot twist]] in ''TheDarkKnight''.
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*** Though it could be argued that that is not a fan nickname, as the song playing during that scene is named [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUZKFjaWf6Y Burly Brawl]] on the soundtrack.

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** SLUT! (Janet Weiss for...well....let's just say the nickname speaks for itself.)
** Riff (Short for Riffraff. Also, because there are usually people riffing over the movie.)

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** SLUT! (Janet Weiss for...well....well...let's just say the nickname speaks for itself.)
** Riff (Short for Riffraff.Riff Raff. Also, because there are usually people riffing over the movie.)


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* ''TheMatrix''
** The Burly Brawl - The huge battle between Neo and the army of Agent Smith clones from ''TheMatrix Reloaded''.
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* {{Highlander}}
** Highlander: The Sickening, for Highlander Two.
** Highlander: The Blortch, for Highlander: The Source. (Because Blortch is the noise you make when you throw up, and it's worse than the Sickening.}
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*** Devko and Peltztara too, because while their characters' names weren't mispronounced, they needed scornful nicknames anyway.
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** Batman on Ice - Based on a scene where Batman and Robin pop ice skates from under their feet in ''BatmanAndRobin''.

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** Ong, Ung, Ahng, Oong - Movie!Aang, as opposed to series!Aang. The movie is (supposedly) more faithful to the East Asian roots of character names. Some fans of the series would have preferred faithfulness to the source material over realism in a film where people can shoot fire out of their freaking hands.

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** Ong, Ung, Ahng, Oong - Movie!Aang, as opposed to series!Aang. The movie is (supposedly) more faithful to the East Asian roots of character names. Some fans of the series would have preferred faithfulness to the source material over realism in a film where people can shoot fire out of their freaking hands.hands (not that they can do so unassisted in the move anyway, though that's really neither here nor there).
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** ''Alien[[superscript:3]]'' tends to be jokingly referred to as ''Alien Cubed'' among the fandom due to the inexplicable superscript use of the number 3 in the movie's title.

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** ''Batman vs. Wolverine'' - the movie itself due to being one of the most [[MemeticMutation memetic]] examples of RoleAssociation in recent history. Likewise, nobody refers to the characters by their names. ''Ever''. Instead, Borden is Batman, Angier is Wolverine, Cutter is Alfred, Alley is Gollum, and NikolaTesla is Jareth the Goblin King.

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** ''Batman vs. Wolverine'' - the movie itself due to being one of the most [[MemeticMutation memetic]] examples of RoleAssociation in recent history. Likewise, nobody refers to the characters by their names. ''Ever''. Instead, Borden is Batman, {{Batman}}, Angier is Wolverine, [[XMen Wolverine]], Cutter is Alfred, [[{{Batman}} Alfred]], Alley is Gollum, [[LordOfTheRings Gollum]], and NikolaTesla is [[{{Labyrinth Jareth the Goblin King.King]].



** Captain Fine - Nickname for ChrisPine, aka Captain Kirk

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** Captain Fine - Nickname for ChrisPine, aka Captain KirkKirk.


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** Sylock, Spylar, Spocklar - Spock, as played be Zachary Quinto, a. k. a. [[Series/{{Heroes}} Sylar]].
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****** [[PeepShow I always thought the shark was called Jaws...]]
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** Ong, Ung, Ahng, Oong - Movie!Aang, as opposed to series!Aang. The director claims that the movie is more faithful to the East Asian roots of character names[[hottip:+:It's not.]]. Some fans of the series would have preferred faithfulness to the source material over realism in a film where people can shoot fire out of their freaking hands.

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** Ong, Ung, Ahng, Oong - Movie!Aang, as opposed to series!Aang. The director claims that the movie is (supposedly) more faithful to the East Asian roots of character names[[hottip:+:It's not.]].names. Some fans of the series would have preferred faithfulness to the source material over realism in a film where people can shoot fire out of their freaking hands.
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***** This Troper always wondered if, with the Australian accent, they were going for [[MontyPython a two-fer]]...
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** Captain Fine - Nickname for Chris Pine, aka Captain Kirk
*** Chris Pine is also known as 'Princess Whitelaw' and 'Chris Fine'. Some people have forgotten his real name, even.

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** Captain Fine - Nickname for Chris Pine, ChrisPine, aka Captain Kirk
*** Chris Pine ChrisPine is also known as 'Princess Whitelaw' and 'Chris Fine'. Some people have forgotten his real name, even.
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** Dudepeel - {{Imageboards}} nickname for {{Deadpool}} InNameOnly from ''[[Film/{{Wolverine}} X-Men Origins: Wolverine]]''. Also "Barakapool" because of the swords in the arms.

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** Dudepeel - {{Imageboards}} nickname for {{Deadpool}} InNameOnly from ''[[Film/{{Wolverine}} X-Men Origins: Wolverine]]''. Also "Barakapool" "[[MortalKombat Barakapool]]" because of the swords in the arms.
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** Ong, Ung, Ahng, Oong - Movie!Aang, as opposed to series!Aang. The director claims that it's more faithful to the East Asian roots of the name[[hottip:+:It's not.]]. Some fans of the series would have preferred faithfulness to the source material over realism in a film where people can shoot fire out of their freaking hands.

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** Ong, Ung, Ahng, Oong - Movie!Aang, as opposed to series!Aang. The director claims that it's the movie is more faithful to the East Asian roots of the name[[hottip:+:It's character names[[hottip:+:It's not.]]. Some fans of the series would have preferred faithfulness to the source material over realism in a film where people can shoot fire out of their freaking hands.
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** Ong, Ung, Ahng, Oong - Movie!Aang, as opposed to series!Aang. The directors claim that it's more faithful to the East Asian roots of the name[[hottip:+:It's not.]]. Some fans of the series would have preferred faithfulness to the source material over realism in a film where people can shoot fire out of their freaking hands.

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** Ong, Ung, Ahng, Oong - Movie!Aang, as opposed to series!Aang. The directors claim director claims that it's more faithful to the East Asian roots of the name[[hottip:+:It's not.]]. Some fans of the series would have preferred faithfulness to the source material over realism in a film where people can shoot fire out of their freaking hands.
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** Ong, Ung, Ahng, Oong - Movie!Aang, as opposed to series!Aang. M. Night claims that it's more faithful to the East Asian roots of character names [[hottip:+:They aren't.]]. Some fans of the series would have preferred faithfulness to the source material over realism in a film where people can shoot fire out of their freaking hands.

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** Ong, Ung, Ahng, Oong - Movie!Aang, as opposed to series!Aang. M. Night claims The directors claim that it's more faithful to the East Asian roots of character names [[hottip:+:They aren't.the name[[hottip:+:It's not.]]. Some fans of the series would have preferred faithfulness to the source material over realism in a film where people can shoot fire out of their freaking hands.
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** Ong, Ung, Ahng, Oong - Movie!Aang, as opposed to series!Aang. M. Night claims that it's more faithful to the East Asian roots of character names [[hottip:They aren't.]]. Some fans of the series would have preferred faithfulness to the source material over realism in a film where people can shoot fire out of their freaking hands.

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** Ong, Ung, Ahng, Oong - Movie!Aang, as opposed to series!Aang. M. Night claims that it's more faithful to the East Asian roots of character names [[hottip:They [[hottip:+:They aren't.]]. Some fans of the series would have preferred faithfulness to the source material over realism in a film where people can shoot fire out of their freaking hands.
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** Ong, Ung, Ahng, Oong - Movie!Aang, as opposed to series!Aang. The movie is more faithful to the East Asian roots of character names. Some fans of the series would have preferred faithfulness to the source material over realism in a film where people can shoot fire out of their freaking hands.

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** Ong, Ung, Ahng, Oong - Movie!Aang, as opposed to series!Aang. The movie is M. Night claims that it's more faithful to the East Asian roots of character names.names [[hottip:They aren't.]]. Some fans of the series would have preferred faithfulness to the source material over realism in a film where people can shoot fire out of their freaking hands.
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*** ''Dances With Catgirls.''
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** Or Sid
** Farmboy - Luke
** Flyboy - Han
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*** Also Colonel Strawman, for obvious reasons.
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** Or just "Palpy".
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**Sowka, Soaka, Eeroh - Sokka, Iroh, etc. We'll get back to you on this.
**Flopbender - The movie itself.

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**Sowka, Soaka, Eero, Eeroh - Sokka, Iroh, etc. Listen, they're going to be at this for a while. We'll get back to you on this.
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**Flopbender - The movie itself.

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